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A circular box and cover with black lacquer and mother -of-pearl inlays (luodian), China, late Ming or early Qing dynasty, 16th/

A circular box and cover with black lacquer and mother-of-pearl inlays (luodian), China, late Ming or early Qing dynasty, 16th/17th Century The top of the lid depicts the meeting of scholars at a pavilion in a garden with some guests arriving on horse....

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Tags: box and cover, black lacquer, mother-of-pearl, luodian, late Ming-early Qing dynasty

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9 mai 2009

A very large peach shaped sweet box with black lacquer and mother -of-pearl inlays (luodian), China, 1st half of Qing dynasty, 1

A very large peach shaped sweet box with black lacquer and mother -of-pearl inlays (luodian), China, 1st half of Qing dynasty, 17th/18th C. probably Kangxi era (1662-1722) On the lid is depicted a scene of the Daoist paradise. D. 44,8 cm. Est. 6 000 €...

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Tags: Kangxi period, Qing dynasty, black lacquer, mother-of-pearl, luodian, peach shaped sweet box

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3 mai 2009

A red lacquer ju-i sceptre of typical 'Dragon Constellation' form.18th century

A red lacquer ju-i sceptre of typical 'Dragon Constellation' form.18th century Decorated with a Daoist Immortal, or other Scholar (possibly Chang Kuo-lao with his bamboo tube) above an arrangement of flowers, a Buddhistic Lion, and a bat (some restoration)....

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Tags: red lacquer, 18th century, Sceptre, 'Dragon Constellation', ju-i

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3 mai 2009

A Ming four-tiered red lacquer box and cover. 15th/16th century

A Ming four-tiered red lacquer box and cover. 15th/16th century Carved on the cover with a Scholar, holding a sceptre, and a young acolyte standing beside a pavilion; the exterior of each tier carved with floral designs (some restoration). 13cm (5in)...

Posté par Alain Truong à 19:32 - Commentaires […] - Permalien [#]

Tags: Ming, red lacquer, 15th16th century, four-tiered box and cover

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12 avril 2009

Brown Coromandel Ten Panel Screen. China, Kangxi (1662 - 1772)

"La dignité n'est qu'un paravent placé par l'orgueil et derrière lequel nous enrageons à notre aise." Honoré de Balzac. Extrait de Les petits manèges d'une femme vertueuse Brown Coromandel Ten Panel Screen. China, Kangxi (1662 - 1772) lacquer. Height:...

Posté par Alain Truong à 20:26 - Commentaires […] - Permalien [#]

Tags: Kangxi, China, Screen, Coromandel Lacquer

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7 avril 2009

A black lacquer box and cover. Ming dynasty, 16th century

A black lacquer box and cover. Ming dynasty, 16th century of rectangular section, the cover freely carved with a large peony bloom on leafy and slender budding stems, the petals and fleshy leaves incised to render veining, surrounded by smaller blooms,...

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Tags: 16th century, box and cover, black lacquer, Ming Dynasty

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7 avril 2009

A small cinnabar lacquer seal paste box and cover. Mark and period of Yongle

A small cinnabar lacquer seal paste box and cover. Mark and period of Yongle of compressed globular form delicately carved to reveal the layer of ochre-yellow lacquer beneath the cinnabar-red, the cover with a camellia blossom encircled by scrolling stems...

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Tags: Cinnabar Lacquer, seal paste box and cover, Mark and period of Yongle

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6 avril 2009

A cinnabar lacquer chrysanthemum tray. Late Yuan / early Ming dynasty

A cinnabar lacquer chrysanthemum tray. Late Yuan / early Ming dynasty of shallow circular form, the interior deeply carved through to the brown ground with three large naturalistic chrysanthemum blooms with multiple attendant buds borne on a leafy scroll,...

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Tags: chrysanthemum, Yuan dynasty, Ming Dynasty, Cinnabar Lacquer, tray

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15 novembre 2008

A pair of cinnabar lacquer 'Da ji' double-gourd wall plaques. Qianlong

A pair of cinnabar lacquer 'Da ji' double-gourd wall plaques. Qianlong Each finely carved and lacquered in the form of a double-gourd vase and stand, tied with a ribbon at the waist with a bat, the upper and lower bulbs centered with recessed panels enclosing...

Posté par Alain Truong à 16:28 - Commentaires […] - Permalien [#]

Tags: Qianlong, Cinnabar Lacquer, 'Da ji', double-gourd wall plaques

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15 novembre 2008

A rare carved lacquer 'lychee' box and cover. Incised Jiajing eight-character mark, cyclically dated to AD 1542 and of the perio

A rare carved lacquer 'lychee' box and cover. Incised Jiajing eight-character mark, cyclically dated to AD 1542 and of the period Of circular form, the box with recessed base and the cover slightly domed, both deeply carved with an all-over design of...

Posté par Alain Truong à 16:25 - Commentaires […] - Permalien [#]

Tags: lacquer, 'lychee' box and cover, Incised Jiajing eight-character mark, cyclically dated to AD 1542 and of the period

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